²⁹ And Laban gave his maid ^(A)Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as a maid.

²² And it happened, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and ^(A)lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard about it.

Jacob’s Twelve Sons

Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

³ So she said, “Here is ^(A)my maid Bilhah; go in to her, ^(B)and she will bear a child on my knees, ^(C)that I also may ^[a]have children by her.” ⁴ Then she gave him Bilhah her maid ^(D)as wife, and Jacob went in to her. ⁵ And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son. ⁶ Then Rachel said, “God has ^(E)judged my case; and He has also heard my voice and given me a son.” Therefore she called his name ^[b]Dan. ⁷ And Rachel’s maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. ⁸ Then Rachel said, “With ^[c]great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed.” So she called his name ^[d]Naphtali.

²⁴ And Laban gave his maid ^(A)Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid.

² This is the history of Jacob.

Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives; and Joseph brought ^(A)a bad report of them to his father.

²⁵ the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s maidservant, were Dan and Naphtali;